Teresa of Calcutta

Jon M. Sweeney is an award-winning author of over forty books, including The Complete Francis of Assisi; the People of God series biographies of James Martin, SJ: In the Company of Jesus and Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint; and new from St. Martin’s Press and Penguin Random House Audio: Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices. He speaks regularly at literary and religious conferences, retreat and conference centers, and churches. Jon is a Catholic married to a rabbi. Their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media.Living in Milwaukee, he writes regularly for America magazine and The Tablet, and he is also editor at large at Orbis Books.

• ContentsIntroduction   ixChronology   xviiPart I: PreparationChapter OneGrowing Up in Albania   3Chapter TwoSisters of Loreto   11Chapter ThreeSaintly Precedents   16Part II: CallChapter FourGoing to India   25Chapter FiveDiscovering the Poor   32Chapter SixMissionaries of Charity   40 Chapter SevenNirmal Hriday   49Chapter EightWorking with Mother Teresa   58Part III: LegacyChapter NineCelebrity   65Chapter TenLiving as an Indian, Traveling the World   78Chapter ElevenFacing Critics   86Chapter TwelveDogged Determination   102Chapter ThirteenThe Dark Night in Context   112Chapter FourteenRapid Sainthood   124Conclusion: The Afterlife   131Acknowledgments   133Notes   135Books and Films about St. Teresa   153Index   158

" A superb brief introduction to the most important saint of our time."James Martin, SJ, author of Learning to Pray and In All Seasons, For All Reasons